Andoh B
Med Law. 1996;15(1):105-16.
Although non-private conventional mental hospitals in England and Wales have been in existence for about two centuries, the literature on the actual regimes in those hospitals is not enormous. Since Goffman's Asylums, things have changed in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. However, not much has been written about the present position. This article (based on qualitative data collected over 12 months) describes the regimes in three conventional mental hospitals in S.E. England. It covers hospital policy on the admission of a patient, daily ward routine, the open-door policy, fire precautions, close observation, seclusion, search of patients and their belongings and the handling of patients' correspondence. It concludes that the regimes are reasonable.
尽管英格兰和威尔士的非私立传统精神病院已经存在了大约两个世纪，但关于这些医院实际管理制度的文献并不多。自戈夫曼的《精神病院》以来，北美、英国和其他地方都发生了变化。然而，关于当前状况的著述却不多。本文（基于12个月内收集的定性数据）描述了英格兰东南部三家传统精神病院的管理制度。它涵盖了医院关于患者入院的政策、病房日常、开放政策、防火措施、密切观察、隔离、对患者及其物品的搜查以及患者信件的处理。结论是这些制度是合理的。
